An opponent is entitled to the same regard for his principles as we would expect others to have for ours. Non-violence demands that we should see every opportunity to win over opponents.

All I want to say, with the utmost emphasis at my command, is that the description of India as a military country is wrong.

Soul-force comes only through God's grace and never descends upon a man who is a slave to lust.

The taking of vows that are not feasible or that are beyond one's capacity would betray thoughtlessness and want of balance.

It hurts me to think that people in their rush for everything modern despise all their ancient traditions and ignore them in their lives.

I have been practicing, with scientific precision, nonviolence and its possibilities for an unbroken period of over fifty years.

I love Christianity, Islam and many other faiths - through Hinduism.